Maisie Petyarre Bundey – Anhelengkw (Emu) Dreaming Anhelengkw (emu) dreaming is the breast body painting depicting the story of the mother emu who runs away and leaves the father emu to look after the eggs until they hatch, he then raises the chicks. This story is passed down through Maisie’s family and celebrated Read more…
View Of Country This shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is ‘soakage’ (where you can dig for water), travelling with family Read more…
Jacinta Pula Morrison – View of Country This painting shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is ‘soakage’ (where you can dig Read more…
Jessie Pula Luck – My Bush Medicine Plants I was born in Irrultja, my father’s country. I paint therrpeyt, a plant with red and pink flowers, it is my family symbol. You can suck the flowers to get a sweet honey from. You can wash your body with the leaves Read more…
Leanne Teece – Anterrengeny – My Father’s Country Anterrengeny is my Father’s country. I paint the country that I come from, the beautiful landscapes and the many colours as they change during the session.
Rosie Ngwarraye Holmes – Alkwarre (Bush Banana) There are four women preparing Alkwarre (Bush Banana) they are cooking the bananas in the coals, as they sit around the campfire. The bananas taste nice, soft and sweet. My grandmother taught me all about bush tucker and how to hunt. My two Read more…
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – Penh Kwaty (After Rain) After we have big rain the land is full of flowers and the river is full of water. This makes me happy.
Irene Pula Teece – Arrarntenh (Bush Plums) I find arrarntenh (bush plums) after the rain, I love eating them, they are delicious and make me happy
Sandra Pula Teece – Bush Medicine Plants This is Antarrengeny Country, sandhill country, my fathers country. After rain the sandhills are abundant with flowers, grasses and bush medicine plants. This painting depicts the landscape filled with arrwelth (Parakeelya flowers), alekw (Acacia plants) and aywert (spinifex grass).
Joyanne Pitjara Morton – Arlketh (White Gum) The arlketh (white gum) flowers after the rain, I love the flowers